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This Stamp Can Not Be A 594, Right?

 
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Posted 03/22/2016   1:47 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this topic Add cec100 to your friends list Get a Link to this Message
This stamp can not be a 594, right?
Please take a look at the series of scans if you have a moment.

The 1 cent Franklin stamp appears to align with a perf. 11 stamp in both directions (per image 3 and 4) and also appears to be significantly larger then a flat plate stamp horizontally and slightly larger vertically.(per image 6-8)

However, I am certainly aware that the overwhelming odds are clearly against me...
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Posted 03/22/2016   2:11 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add jogil to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
The green arrow cutting line and its strait edge on top of the 1 cent stamp is found on flat plate stamps such as # 552. The 2 cents stamp next to it on its left appears to be a rotary press stamp # 583 and it is better to compare it against this stamp which is longer that the stamp on the right. In other words, the rotary press 2 cents red stamp on the left shows by its longer length that the 1 cent green stamp on the right is not a rotary press stamp but a flat plate press stamp (in addition to the green cutting line and straight edge on the top of the stamp).
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Also, when comparing Flat plate vs. Rotary press for sizing I believe you can only compare within the the 4th bureau issue. You are comparing it to a different Washington / Franklin series which I don't think is accurate.
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This will help you to determine what printing method was used for a given stamp. In principle, the method is the same for the 4th. bureau issues of 1922-1934 with the exception of there being no off-set printed 4th. bureau issues. You must use stamps from the same issue to make the comparison: 3rd. bureau for 3rd. bureau stamps and 4th. bureau for 4th. bureau stamps. Don't interchange them.

http://www.stampsmarter.com/1847usa...gmethods.htm
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